International Center of Photography will move to a new space at Essex Crossing

The International Center of Photography has announced that it will be opening a new space at 242 Broome Street, in 2019. The new space, nearly 40,000 square feet, will consolidate the ICP Museum, now located at 250 Bowery, and the ICP School in Midtown. "We are thrilled to be reuniting the ICP Museum and the ICP School under one roof. This is something towards which we've been working for nearly twenty years," ICP Board President Jeffrey Rosen and ICP Board Chair Caryl Englander, said in a joint statement. "ICP is that rare institution in today's cultural landscape—we exhibit, we collect, and we educate. Thanks to the vision and support of our board, the synergy between these different elements of our mission and our identity will be strengthened by this move," ICP's executive director, Mark Lubell, said in a statement. "Our Essex venue will continue to reinforce our ties with the vibrant Lower East Side arts community. It enables us to look forward to an exciting future for both ICP and the neighborhood as a whole." The new space at Lower East Side will be designed by Gensler, the same architecture firm that had worked on the ICP's former Midtown space.